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Updated Sept. 27, 1996 12:06 a.m. ET

Cognos's Profit More Than Doubled

Cognos Inc., Ottawa, a major Canadian software company, reported sharply higher fiscal second-quarter profit and revenue as a result of strong demand for its desktop-software tools. The company's profit in the three months ended Aug. 31 more than doubled to 10.3 million Canadian dollars (US$7.5 million), or 24 Canadian cents a share, from C$4.6 million, or 11 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose more than 30% to C$63.1 million from C$48.5 million a year earlier. Cognos shares...